Our Impact

Since 1980 LISC Chicago provided $119.8M in loans and $659.9M in equity to support the development and rehabilitation of 34,283 housing units in Chicago.

LISC Chicago invested over $300,000 in commercial corridors that leveraged an additional $30.0M, and provided $39.5M in loans and $59.4M in equity in commercial projects, supporting 6.1M square feet of commercial development.

Since 2001 LISC has supported 27 Quality-of-Life Plans across 20 neighborhoods; to date these plans have leveraged over $1.2B in real estate and program investments.

Since 2005 LISC's network of Financial Opportunity Centers placed more than 10,900 people in jobs and increased the credit, net income or net worth of more than 10,000 Chicago residents.

Since 2007, more than 26,000 Chicago youth have participated in Hoops in the Hood, LISC’s summer recreation and safety program.

Since 2011 LISC has supported the re-occupancy of 1,204 vacant homes, assisted more than 1,600 families to stay in their homes, and connected homeowners to more than 150 loans or assistance for home purchase or rehabilitation.